GooooooOOOOOOOOO STEELERS!!!!

Yeah man! Steelers are BACK in the SUPERBOWL!

And whoda thunk it--they're playing the Cardinals. Really??? Yes. Crazy!

It was an intense game... there was a moment when I thought the Ravens might make a comeback and tie it up, possibly even win! But that quickly subsided, and a couple of D-picks later, we're on the way back to the Superbowl! Woot!

And now, a couple of quiet days at home before Jeremy has to return to the daily grind. Snow is in the forecast again for tomorrow. We'll see. They say we should get an inch. Uh huh... Doesn't matter to me, either way. I don't have to go anywhere. I don't plan on going anywhere. So it's all good.

Thankfully, Jeremy is no longer planning on heading downtown for the inauguration (there was a possibility of meeting up with a friend, but now, we'll just have a quiet day at home.) I'm SO GLAD! Yeah, not at all interested in braving the crowds. Not that standing in line, in the cold, so we can squeeze onto a metro train and then walk miles, in the cold, only to stand in more crowds, and then walk more miles again, stand in the cold again, wait to squeeze on to the train again, fight traffic on the way home, and so on, all for what??? Yeah, no. Not going to happen. We may catch it on TV. We may not. Either way, doesn't matter to us. More interested in cozying with the family instead!

The weekend has been equally quiet, except for this afternoon. We've just been chillin' at home (instead of chillin' outside--it's been freakin' cold here!) Jesslyn's had a stuffy nose all week, something we suspect she picked up from the nursery at church last week, so we'll probably stay away until cold and flu season is "over." Thankfully, there's internet campus available! I do miss actually going to church, though. Praise and worship just isn't the same watching online. But at least it's something.

Today was nice--we had our friends John "Juanaldo Valdez Barbados II" and his fiance, Carolyn over for the playoff games. Had to keep it tame, though, as Jeremiah would get very upset when the cheering got too loud. My poor little man--he's learning how to handle his "meltdowns," specifically when he gets upset due to 'overstimulation' I guess. The Steelers made a great play, and we all cheered. Jeremiah, who was sitting in his high chair, eating dinner at the time, threw his sippy cup on the floor and started flailing his arms across his tray, sending food everywhere. At the same time, he started screaming, which then turned to crying/screaming, and couldn't be consoled. I had been planing on giving him his dessert right before he lost it, so we went and picked out a cupcake that Miss Carolyn had made and that cheered him up. But my goodness, it breaks my heart to see him upset like that. You can see the frustration on him, that he can't express himself, and so instead, he freaks out. This is something new with him, and it's not a tantrum, he just can't handle his emotions yet. Earlier today, he had a similar meltdown when I was using the handvac to clean up a bit. I guess I didn't catch his reaction soon enough, because by the time I saw him crying/screaming, he was also hitting his chest, and was very anxious for me to pick him up. Yeash. My poor little man.

Alright, I'm tired. Time for bed!

CONGRATULATIONS, GIANTS!!!

You did the unthinkable.... You did what no one said you would be able to do.... You did what NO ONE else could this season--you beat the unstoppable NE Patriots, 17-14!

Okay, so I went into this game saying that I wasn't rooting for either team, even though, by default, I'm a NE fan (born and raised in RI, after all!) But y'know, I'm always for the underdog upsetting the favorite... And boy, did they come through.

I take back everything I said about the Manning family. Although I still find Peyton to be obnoxious and maybe a bit too proud at times, I would take him as a roll model for my kids over Tom Brady, any day! At least he's married to his kids' Mama!

And Eli, good for you! I'm proud of ya!

Also, way to go to Burress. Even though you boasted the Giants would win a week ago (never good to boast), you made good on your promise, and caught that game-winning touchdown to win it for your team.

Sorry to all my NE fan-blog readers. But, it was time. :)

I still can't believe it. GO GIANTS!

Can I just say, to Mr. Tom Brady...

....don't quit your day job.

I caught his bit on Saturday Night Live, and, well, dude can't act to save his life. Forget being funny, he can't even say his lines!

I know, he's a football player, not an actor, but come on... They had Peyton Manning on, too, and he did a WAYYY better job hosting.

Sorry, Tom. When it comes to SNL, Peyton > Tom. He totally PWNED you there.

Yes, I'll excuse you while you go make room for your fouth Lombardi....

What to do...

Was reading on Ali's blog about the Superbowl, and it reminded me that we have nothing planned. :( Surprisingly, no one we know is having a party (or if they are, they haven't invited us!) and since the Steelers aren't in it, Jeremy feels no need to throw one ourselves.

............

Now, I've asked Jeremy if we could have one, just for fun. I mean, we've got the set up for it, between the HD tv upstairs, and the 10 ft screen with the HD projector downstairs... And it'd be a great way to finish off the keg from the Christmas party (I'm so sick of it being in the fridge downstairs.... we're not a frat house, after all.) But all I got from Jeremy was a "We'll think about it.. " :( Oh well. Maybe we'll just invite the neighbors over like last time, or something. It's kinda like New Years--a great reason to throw a party and see friends... it's almost a waste to not... But I digress...

I had a dream about it last night... I don't know why, it's not like I'm excited for either team (I wanted Green Bay to go, not the Giants... Oh well.) That's kinda sacrilegious for me to say, being a born & raised New Englander, but part of me doesn't want them to win (the Steeler side...) And part of me does (the NE side, I guess...) I don't really want the Giants to win, only because Eli Manning is Peyton Manning's brother, and we despise the Colts in this household. I don't want Peyton to have ANY bragging rights in regards to this superbowl, "well, if it wasn't me, at least my baby brother won it... I taught him everything he knows about the game..." or something.

Heh.... just thinking back to the SNL skit with Peyton Manning in it--"Don't pull a Peyton Manning! Don't do it!" You had to see it. Lemme see if I can find it. Nope, I can't. Just like the Penelope sketch I tried to find, NBC pulled it from Youtube, and Google, etc. Stupid NBC. At least host it on your own site, if you're not going to allow someone else to! Sheesh. Well, if ya ever wanna try finding it, it's called, "ESPN's NCAA Tournament Pool Party" with Peyton Manning. Basically, it's a sketch so they can poke fun at Peyton Manning, and "Don't pull a Peyton Manning" is kinda like saying, "they seem all impressive, but then can't pull through when it really matters..." lol, Too funny! He was a good sport about it. Good stuff.

Okay, yeah, so according my dream, the Patriots are going to win 34-33... They're going to kick a game-winning field goal with only seconds left on the clock and win the whole thing! So place yer bets, people! Sorry Giants, that's probably the way it's going to be. Nothing personal.

It'll be interesting to see how right I am.

Oh, and if YOU don't have anywhere to watch the game this weekend either, come on over! We'll have an impromptu informal party! Bring a snack to share, or some soda, and we'll root for neither team together! :) I'm serious!

Many Updates!

First of all, Happy Birthday to my little bullfrog!! He turned one today! YAY!
Secondly, we're pregnant! YAY! :)
We were going to get his picture taken today, but he fought me so long about his nap that he didn't actually fall asleep until 2:15! Almost 3 hours to get him to take a nap! Crazy.
I hope he figures out this whole nap thing before Jess Jr shows up!
Of course, we kept him up late last night, and he didn't wake up until 9:25 this morning, so that may have something to do with it. Still, he's used to taking his naps about 3 hours after he wakes up. Instead, he decides to let me change his diaper, pretend to fall asleep (be vewy vewy quiet.... we're trickin' mommy....) only to wake up/get up and poop his diaper! This happens at least twice, over a period of an hour or two (has been for a couple of days now.) Had I left that wet diaper on him, he would have never gone, but as soon as he's fresh and clean, call Mommy....
The plan is to have him out of diapers during the day by September, so I only have to wash one set instead of two!
Anyways, that was probably TMI, but you asked (you read this blog, after all. :-) Whatever!
Did I mention we're expecting yet???
Lots has happened over the weekend. Saturday, sadly, the Steelers ended their season in their game against the Jaguars. With less than 3 min left in the game, up by ONE point, they decide to let Gerrard (QB for Jacksonville) run 32! yards on a 4th & 2! WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?! It would have ended the game right there, had they stopped him, but instead that run put them in field goal range, and they got it to win the game by two points. Jeremy took off his jersey and threw it on the floor after that. :-) Oh well, at least it was interesting.

Previous to that sad game, we watched the Redskins lose with some neighbors of ours. While they were here, we had a little b-day cake for Jemiah. It's all in his Happy Birthday post.

Then on Sunday, we had to take Stephin home so he could start school again tomorrow [today] (they'd been in the Azores the past week.) While there we had a little mini-b-day party for Jeremiah with my family (also in the Happy Birthday post.)

And finally, today we took Jeremiah out for the big 0-1! and went to Konami for dinner. Okay, more for us than him, but he did enjoy the smoked salmon, and his favorite, pickled ginger. Yes, folks, he was practically begging for it, like a baby bird keeping his mouth wide open, waiting for the mommy bird to drop some food into it. Crazy kid. :-)

Oh, and I put some Christmas pictures in the Merry Christmas post. Also see this post for an interesting Christmas card we received over the holidays. Do we know you???

Did I mention I'm not sick anymore?? I'm about 90% healed, and soooo glad for it, too! What a lousy last week. Yay! Now maybe we can tackle taking down our Christmas tree. It's still pretty, just a funny shade of green/yellow/brownish... (sounds like something else I used to encounter regularly....) Maybe this weekend.
Now it's all about morning sickness! Yes! Actually, it hasn't been too bad thus far, but there's definitely some nausea and aversions to certain foods, though it's an ever-changing list.
Us at dinner tonight:

What's with that face???

He sure liked that spoon!

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly....

The Good:

We had a very nice weekend, for the first time in a long time. Usually our weekends consist of long to-do lists with not much getting done, which leaves one frustrated and annoyed. Well, after last weekend (our party), there wasn't much we needed to do around here, so we got to chill.

Jeremy needed to get his glasses fixed, so we packed up the family and headed out to Clarendon (where we used to live). Jeremy got his glasses fixed, and as we walked back to the van, we passed by Cheesecake Factory. After much arm twisting, we stopped for lunch. And what a nice time we had! They were really great--brought Jeremiah a plate of bread and banana slices just for him (which he loved!) He spent the rest of his time flirting with all the waitresses, and was a good boy, for the most part.

After lunch, Jeremiah fell asleep in the van, so we ran a couple of errands and then drove out to Bull Run Park to look at the Christmas lights. Well, turns out the "Festival of Lights" can be yours for the low low price of $20.... No. That's alright. We found a shortcut, where you can drive through the last part of it for free, and that was more than enough for Jeremiah.

Then it was bedtime! And that was it! What a nice day.

The Bad:
So the Steelers played the Patriots Sunday... and lost.... badly... 34-13??? I mean, c'mon, there was NO reason for Brady to still be in the game when they were up by 3 touchdowns with two minutes left! Sheesh. Whatever. This is going to make Christmas Eve at my Uncles (my family's from New England, after all) very annoying.... He's gonna be blah-blah-blahing all night about it! Booo.... Oh, look at the time, we gotta get Jeremiah to bed, g'night! :-)

The Ugly:
I woke up yesterday with a nasty stomach bug. It was nooooo fun! Thankfully, I was able to convince Jeremy to come home and take care of Jeremiah so I could rest. I'm feeling much better today, as a result. And now Jeremy knows what I do all day, but not because he did it! Jeremiah didn't get out of his pajamas once, there were piles of dishes all over the kitchen, there's laundry in the washing machine from Sunday that will probably need to be re-washed, there were crumbs all over the floor from Jeremiah, etc, etc, etc.... I guess I do a lot more than I thought I did. :-)

Sunday we got pictures done of us as a family (haven't seen them yet, but hopefully I look alright--Jeremy and Jeremiah, of course, looked very handsome, so they may have to carry the picture.) I'm hoping to get them soon, so we can figure out what we want to order. We're not doing gifts or Christmas cards outside of our family this year (no extra money--figured the party was gift enough, right?? :-) But if we've got a good pose, then we may print a couple of those out for everyone. We'll see. At the very least, we'll have something here on the blog.

And that's all. Time to go get ready for some more Christmas shopping! Missed a day because of yesterday, after all.